JPS5822228B2 - Golf Ball No Tee Off Souch - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention relates to a tee-off device for golf balls.

Many types and variations of this tee-off device are known.

Follow these steps when using the tee-off device:

That is, the golf ball is placed primarily on the cup-shaped top end of the tee-off device, and the conical or pin-shaped bottom end of the device is placed on the ground.

Therefore, the ball is hit off the tee by the golfer swinging the golf club.

But when hitting the ball, golfers don't focus on the ball long enough.

In other words, they often make the mistake of not paying attention to the moment of the stroke, taking their eyes off the ball and raising their head to follow the ball's path before hitting it.

As a result, when a golfer raises his head, the position of his shoulders changes,
When the golf club hits down and begins a swing, it hits the ball in a different direction than the golfer intended, making it difficult to make accurate strokes.

The purpose of the present invention is to not only determine whether a golfer paid attention to the ball for a long time during stroke play and whether the golfer himself made an incorrect stroke during the stroke play, but also to provide a reliable indication of whether the stroke execution is correct or not. A tee where golfers can check themselves in response to
Off-equipment is provided.

According to the invention, a feature of a tee-off device particularly suitable for use in golf practice is that as soon as the golf ball is struck off the tee, it emits a flash of one of a number of available colored lights. This is a suitable means of firing.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a housing 1 in a golf link having the same diameter as its inner diameter for drilling a hole 11, the housing 1 being preferably cylindrical.

This housing 1 is completely covered at the top by a cover plate 1'.

A shaft 11 extends through the cover plate 1', at the top of which a platform 4 (FIG. 2) is provided.

This platform 4 is a truncated conical support member (tee) 2
It plays a role of supporting 5.

A golf ball 26 can be placed on this tee 25.

The housing 1 contains an electric or mechanical drive mechanism 2 for the vertical axis γ.

A substantially horizontal gear 5 having teeth or recesses is mounted on the shaft 7, and above the gear 5 a gear 6 is mounted on the shaft 7.

Gear 6 is engaged with a similar horizontal gear 9.

A plurality of differently colored light-transmitting windows 10 are provided in the gear 9 and are adapted to rotate under the openings 10' of the cover plate 1'.

Below the opening in the cover plate and below the level of the rotating window 10 is a lamp 10'' connected to the accumulator 3.

The shaft 11 is slidable up and down within the guide 11a (FIG. 2).

Connected to the shaft 11 are levers 15.16.

These levers are pivotable about a horizontal axis 17, and a weight 18 is attached to the end of the lever 16.

The lever 15 is provided with a longitudinal groove that cooperates with a cam 27 mounted on the shaft 11.

The weight 18 and lever ratios are preferably selected such that the platform 4 and axle 11 move downward a significant distance when the golf ball is placed on the support member.

The weight of the lightest golf ball is such that the weight of the lightest tee plus the weight is sufficient to lower the platform 4.

The other layer also assumes that a heavy tee alone (ie, a tee without a golf ball) will not cause a downward movement of the shaft 11 with the platform 4.

Such a downward movement allows the cam 28 mounted on the shaft 11 to cooperate with one end of the lever 12.13.

These levers are adapted to pivot about a horizontal axis 14 in a vertical plane.

The lever 13 is provided with a cam 19 which normally falls into the teeth or recesses of the gearwheel 5, but is lifted out of the teeth or recesses of the gearwheel 5 by the downward movement of the shaft 11 with the platform 4.

The gears 5 and 6 are then rotated by the drive mechanism 2 via the shaft γ, which turns the gear 9 with the colored window 10, so that each time a different window 10 is opened in the lamp 10 "tocaher plate 1". It comes in between 10".

At the moment when the ball is struck off the tee, the shaft 11 with the platform is moved under the influence of the weight 18 under the influence of the weight 18 through the levers 15, 16 and a cam (not shown) attached to the shaft 11 under certain circumstances when the tee is stationary. Move upwards and press lever 1
2, 13, so that the cam 19 falls into the teeth or recesses of the gear 5.

Gears 6 and 9 are thus fixed. That is gear 6 is shaft 7
This is because it is fixed to the gear 5 via.

At the same time, after the gear 5 is fixed by the cam 21 (FIG. 2), the elastic contact member 22 contacts the stationary member 23 and closes the electric circuit between the storage battery 3 and the lamp 10'', so the lamp lights up and the golfer can recognize optical signals.

The color of this light signal is determined by the window placed in front of the incision 10' in the cover plate 1.

The positions of the cam 21 and the contact member 22 are such that the contact between the elastic contact member 22 and the other contact member 23 is such that the lamp flashes for a short time.

The purpose of this invention is that when a golfer hits a ball on a tee, the golfer stares at the device long enough to discern the color of the flash that is produced.

In this way, the golfer can stare at the ball long enough to produce a better stroke than before in a simple manner.

It is also possible to check after hitting the tee.

This is because the platform 4 can be lowered by hand to a considerable extent, so that the lamp is lit while the drive mechanism is still stationary.

The device described above can be extended or modified in various ways in actual use.

For example, the housing 1 may be provided with a flange, which allows the device to be hung at a suitable height in a hole in the ground.

However, any suitable hook can also be used for this purpose.

The hook supports one end on the bottom hook or flange of the housing and the other end on the ground adjacent the hole.

These hooks may be collapsible.

Furthermore, when using a mechanical drive mechanism, it is advantageous to provide means at the bottom of the device for hoisting said mechanism.

The levers and cams described above can be assembled in various ways using suitable techniques.

Also, the weight 18 and possibly the levers 15, 16 can be replaced by springs with the same effect.

Conventional commercially available rubber tees of various types that rest loosely on the platform preferably have a string attached to a pin that can be inserted into the ground.

A string will prevent the tee from running out.

Tees are also supplied in different lengths, depending on the wishes of each golfer.

Furthermore, in order to complete the tee-off arrangement, artificial turf may be placed on the cover plate with an opening adjacent to the platform 4 and the opening in the cover plate through which the window 10 rotates along the cover plate.

In order to ensure that the associated window does not coincide with the opening in the cover plate at the moment of flashing, it is also possible to use a transmission with discontinuous teeth, such as a Maltese cross transmission, instead of gears 6, 9. It is.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a top view of the device according to the present invention with some parts removed for clarity, and FIG.
It is a sectional view taken along a line, and also shows a rubber tee and a golf ball. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Housing, 1'... Cover plate, 2... Drive mechanism, 3... Storage battery, 4
...Platform, 5.6 ... Gear, 7 ... Axis, 9 ... Gear, 10 ...
...Window, 10'...Opening, 10"...
・Lump, 11...Shaft, 11a...Guide, 12, 13...Lever, 14...
Axis, 15.16... Lever, 17... Horizontal axis, 18... Weight, 19... Cam,
21...Cam, 22, 23...Contact member, 25...Support member (tee), 26...
···ball.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 Consisting of a housing containing a drive mechanism for a rotating disk equipped with a colored window, and an opening provided in the upper cover plate of the housing and having a size approximately equal to the size of the window,
The rotating disk is mounted so that it rotates between the upper cover plate and the lamp placed below the aperture so that when the rotating disk is driven, all the windows pass between the lamp and the aperture. , further comprising a platform placed on the upper cover plate on an axis extending through the cover plate, the axis on which the platform is located having an upper rest position and being adapted for downward movement under a force applied to said platform. and by suitable means the shaft in the lowered position is adapted to release the drive mechanism, while when moved to the upper position the drive mechanism can be stopped and the electrical circuit of the lamp is therefore connected between the accumulator and the lamp. A tee-off device for a golf ball, characterized in that it can be closed for short periods of time in cooperation with a shaft-mounted device with a switch device in the electrical circuit of the golf ball.